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Household of Alfred Wilks (born 1852, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alfred Wilks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Wilks, born in 1852 in Essex, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Susan Wilks, born in 1848 in Essex, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1880 in Leytonstone, Essex, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Leytonstone, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Brother, William Wilkes, born in 1861 in Essex, England.


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Alfred Wilks's household

Male

Alfred

Wilks

Head
Female

Susan

Wilks

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wilks

Son
Female

Mary

Wilkes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilkes

Son
Male

William

Wilkes

Brother
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Wilks

Head

Married

29

1852

Essex, England

Susan

Wilks

Wife

Married

33

1848

Essex, England

Elizabeth

Wilks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Wilks

Son

Single

3

1878

Bow, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Thomas

Wilkes

Son

Single

0

1881

Leytonstone, Essex, England

William

Wilkes

Brother

Single

20

1861

Essex, England

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